A WordPress agency read on the June 2026 search shifts: the May Core Update, Google's AI performance report and opt-out toggle, bots passing half of web traffic, the third-party SEO tools guidance, quiet deindexation, and the June Spam Update.
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Visibility in Google and AI answer systems.
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Claude, OpenAI, and RAG inside WordPress with BYOK and EU residency.
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Schema, UCP, and readiness for shopping agents.
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